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Serruria nivenii is a poorly known, uncommon shrub in the Proteaceae family, found only in a few mountain sites in the south-western Cape. It is grown mainly by specialist enthusiasts of Cape fynbos, and needs well-drained, low-nutrient soil and full sun.
Serruria nivenii is a shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria.
Sightings of this poorly known, and rather uncommon species have only recently been found in the Groenlandberg near Elgin, the Swartberg at Caledon, and the uppermost parts of the Kleinrivier Mountains at Hermanus.
Common Rootstock Spiderhead · Kleinmond Spiderhead · Strawberry Spiderhead · Marshmallow Spiderhead · Stately Spiderhead · Acorn Spiderhead · Agulhas Spiderhead · Bottlebrush Spiderhead · Shiny Spiderhead · Lost Spiderhead · Wavy Spiderhead · Wynberg Spiderhead
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Serruria nivenii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
